Illustration - One-Year Certificate of Completion (CC1)
The Illustration One-Year Certificate of Completion provides a thorough foundation in digital illustration using industry-standard approaches. Each course covers a unique aspect of illustration, including vector art for graphics and illustration, concept art and narrative illustration or scientific illustration. Students can select additional courses in animation, figure drawing, or other visual communication courses to complete this certificate. This combination of courses is intended to give students the knowledge and skill set to augment their transfer degree and/or initiate a career as a freelance illustrator.
Courses
- ART 102 — Introduction to Art and Design Careers (3 Credits)
- ART 115 — Basic Design: 2-D (4 Credits)
- ART 101AM — Animation History and Current Practices (4 Credits)
- ART 116 — Basic Design: Color (4 Credits)
- ART 141 — Vector Art Illustration (4 Credits)
- ART 142 — Digital Painting: Basic Techniques (4 Credits)
- ART 240 — Digital Illustration: Concept (4 Credits)
- ART 143 — Scientific Illustration: Basic Techniques (4 Credits)
- ART 241 — Digital Illustration: Narrative (4 Credits)
- ART 243 — Digital Illustration: Scientific (4 Credits)
- ART 297IL — Capstone Project: Illustration (1 Credit)
- ART 140 — Sequential Art: Non-Digital (4 Credits)
- ART 234 — Figure Drawing (4 Credits)
- ENG 221 — Introduction to Children's Literature (4 Credits)
- HUM 269 — Popular Culture Graphic Novels (4 Credits)
- SOC 250 — Sociology of Popular Culture (4 Credits)
- ARH 269 — Design and Illustration History (4 Credits)
- ART 295 — Portfolio Development and Business Practices (4 Credits)
- BA 214 — Business Communications (4 Credits)
- WR 121Z — Composition I (4 Credits)
- ART 104 — Creative Applications of Mathematics (4 Credits)
- MTH 105Z — Math in Society (4 Credits)